Insect-destroyer.



H. S. BEAHM.

INSECT DESTROYER.

APPLICATION FILED mm: 9, 1908.

Patented May 4, 1909.

"UN Ti HORACE BEAIIM, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OFFIFTY-ONE ONE- HUNDREDTHS TO GEORGE MISOH,

ANIYA KATHARINE MISCH, AND HERBERT R. H. MISGII, ALL Olfi PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYLVANIA.

INSECT-DESTROYER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4, 1909.

Application filed June 9, 1908. Serial No. 437,518.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HORACE S. BEAHM, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and useful Insect-Destroyer, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention consists of an insect destroyer comprising a vaporgenerator and means for directing the resultant vapor to the place ofservice, said generator being adapted to cause the formation of thevapor in a rapid and effective manner.

It further consists of a deflector interposed between the vaporgenerator and covering cap thereof for causing the vapor to be impingedthereagainst and the water of condensation returned to the boiler; thusthe vapor conveyed from the device will be relieved of a greater portionof its moisture, the drier vapor being better for the trees, plants,etc., and so produces the best results in the destruction of insects orthe fumigation or spraying of trees, bushes, plants, etc, which removesthe insects therefrom or prevents the subsequent lodgment of the samethereon.

For the purpose of explaining my invention, the accompanying drawingillustrates a satisfactory reduction of the same to practice, but theimportant instrumentalities thereof may be varied, and so it is to beunderstood that the invention is not limited to the specific arrangementand organization shown and described.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of an insect destroyer embodyingmy invention. Fig. 2 represents a vertical section thereof. Fig. 3represents a bottom plan view of the cap of the vapor generator.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawing z-A designates a body of cylindrical or otherform, in the base of which is the lamp or heater B, and from the top ofwhich is suspended the vaporgenerator C, the bottom of which is abovethe burner of said lamp, said generator consisting of a vessel or boilerD, which is supplied with fluid or liquid of a nature whose vapor isadapted to exterminate insects, worms, etc. or fumigate trees, bushes,plants, etc. on which such insects, etc. may lodge, or

which they may infest. Connected with the top and bottom walls of saidvessel D, are the flues E, which pass vertically through the body of thevessel and are open below in body A and above to the atmosphere, whilebeing closed to the interior of said vessel.

F designates a cap, which is screwed or otherwise attached to the neck Fof the vessel D, the upper portion or head G forming a conical chamber,and having connected with it the spout H, from which leads the flexibletube J, on whose outer end is the discharge nozzle K, which is providedwith the handle L for conveniently directing said nozzle to a desiredplace or object. Within the cap F at the base of the conical head Gthere is a deflector or bafl'le M, which is composed of a disk or latesecured in position by the tongues which latter project from theperiphery of said deflector and are secured to the adjacent wall of theportion G leaving between said periphery and wall the passage P, throughwhich the vapor from the generator C is directed from the latter intosaid portion G. The side wall of said generator is conical or decreasingin diameter from top to bottom, so as to leave a space between said walland that of the body A, whereby the products of combustion may entersaid space and heat the exterior owing to the flues E, boiler is alsoheated.

The operation is as follows The cap F is removed, and required materialpoured through the neck I into the vessel 1), said cap then beingrestored. The lamp B is lighted when the products of combustion strikethe bottom of said vessel D and are deflected to the flues E throughwhich they pass, and so reach the atmosphere, it being evident that thematerial in the vessel is effectively boiled both by the combined heaton the bottom and side of said vessel and that in the flues E, producinga large volume of vapor, which rises in the neck F, enters the cap F andimpinges against the deflector M, whereby it is directed laterally andspread when it reaches the passage P around the periphery of saiddeflector, when it uniformly enters the conical head G, and is directedto the reduced outlet Q at the top of the latter, when, as it isgathered at said outlet, it is forcibly discharged into the spout H,

the interior of said of said boiler, while I the tube J, and nozzle K,and so similarly in- I jected from the latter against the insects, itsnature. Worms, etc. to be destroyed, or the tree, Having thus describedmy invention, What bush, plant, etc. to be fulnigated or sprayed, l Iclaim as new and desire to secure by Letthis being accomplished. in apositive and ters'Patent, is effective manner. i In a device of thecharacter stated, a

{ boiler, a cap on said boiler, an outlet therel for, and a baiiie insaid cap, the latter being of conical form, and a passage existingbetween the periphery of said baflie and the inner Wall of said cap.

HORACE S. BEAHM.

t Will be noted that the lines are out of the center, to one side, sothat the products of combustion Will not directly reach the hand Whilegrasping the bail of the device. Furthermore, as the device is moreparticularly 1 adapted for use out of doors the lamp will be subjectedto drafts, but the flame as it is E blown will reach either one or theother of the flues, and so keep up the heat. The dried vapor is lessdestructive to the trees,

'v v itnesses m JOHN A. WIEDERsI-IEIM, HARRY O. DALTON.

l plants, etc., as the Wet moisture is boiling in

